Halloween 2009

This year Grey chose to be Optimus Prime and Ella was a ballerina. The kids really had fun. I didn't think Ella would get all that into trick or treating, but she wanted to walk to every door. She would get almost up to the door, say something gibberish, then turn around and walk on to the next door. She got the concept! Grey, however, had a blast. He loved seeing the other kids in costume, he enjoyed the houses that were decorated, and he LOVED getting candy! It was so much fun to watch them both, on completely different levels, having so much fun together! I kept thinking about last year at Halloween. I walked and walked and walked and walking, hoping to get Ella out. I was sooooooooo done being pregnant by then! And now, here we are one year later. I can't believe it! Anyway, it was a fun night and we have tons of candy to prove it!!

Ella is 11 months!

Our little girl is almost a year! I can not believe how fast time has gone by. At 11 months Ella is keeping us very active! She is walking everywhere. She is chatting all the time with us. Her babble is definitely conversation-like. It has rise and fall, she has expressions when she talks to you, she waits for answers, etc. It is so sweet! She is pointing and bringing things to us. She is following some directions - like if we are playing and I say go get the ball, she will bring it to me. She is sleeping really well, about 12 to 13 hrs at night, and two 2 hr naps a day. She isn't the biggest eater yet (must take after her mom). She refuses breakfast, only wants a bottle. She prefers pasta for meals (who doesn't). She is just such a joy and we are loving every minute as a family of 4. Grey is still the best big brother. He plays with her and interacts so well. We are truly blessed!

The Real Life Dash

Soccer season has begun. The rain has canceled approximately half of our games, but the boys are still having fun. One night I asked the boys who was the fastest and they all agreed they were the real-life Dash from The Incredibles. I think I was lucky to catch this super fast boy on my camera!!! So far, soccer has been fun. This is Greys 3rd season. Billy coaches the team and they really have fun bonding on the pitch. Now, if we can just get Grey to stop making silly faces at me and play the game, we will be in business!!!

Just Catching up

Lately we have been very busy. Billy is traveling a lot with work (about every other week). I'm still working full time, being a single parent part time (when Billy is away), and working to get my photography biz off the ground. Grey has done fantastic in Kinder. We could not be more proud of him! He has stayed on green almost every day (one yellow day so far!). He is learning so much and comes home showing us new things he has learned. It is such a joy to watch him! Ella is keeping us on our toes. She will be 11 months next week. She is almost exclusively walking. She is talking a little (momma, daddy, no no, uh-oh, and trying to say thank you). She is very much as adventurous as her big brother. She is definitely a Daddys girl. Almost always happy and easy! So we are are just trucking right along and enjoying the change to fall! Hope everyone else is enjoying this cooler weather!